Dong Ding — Aged — Re-roasted and rested · ten years in store

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Oolong · Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan

Dong Ding — Aged

Re-roasted and rested · ten years in store

4.5 · 20 reviews

CAD 59.00$

Re-fired every year or two for a decade: camphor, old wood and dried plum, closer to pu-erh than to oolong.

CamphorOld woodRe-fired yearlyTen years stored

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Origin: Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan
Altitude: 1,200 m
Cultivar: Qing Xin
Harvest: Spring pick, re-fired periodically during storage
Oxidation: 35%
Roast: Medium, bamboo-basket baked
Caffeine: Moderate
Liquor: Clear golden amber
SKU: CY-OL-L06

Aged oolong is a deliberate craft rather than a forgotten tin. The tea is re-roasted lightly every year or two and rested in between, which drives off moisture and pushes the leaf further from flower and closer to camphor, old wood and dried plum. It brews dark, almost like a light pu-erh, and is one of the few teas that is genuinely better at ten years than at one.

Dong Ding itself comes from Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan, grown as qing xin, at 1,200 m. This lot is that same tea, handled and graded as described above — the leaf, the mountain and the maker do not change, only the picking window and the price.

Gaiwan: 5 g · 150 ml · 95 °C · 30 s, then +10 s · 8 infusions
Western: 3 g per 250 ml · 95 °C · 2 min
Vessel: Gaiwan or small clay pot

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